John Murray

1838 - 1926  (88 years)

• Name	John Murray
  Born	5 Aug 1838	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42232529
  Residence	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	United Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-251744
  Died	6 Oct 1926	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Farnham Cemetery, Arkell, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I251744	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Murray,   b. 1811, , Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 20 May 1880, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Ann Finlayson,   b. 1808, , Rossshire, Scotland ,   d. 5 Aug 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F248248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Johnston,   b. Aug 1841, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1909, Arkell, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F63637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MURRAY, JOHN Another well-known and highly respected resident of this district passed peacefully to his eternal rest on Wednesday, October 6th 1926, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. J. McFarlane. He had been gradually failing for some time. The eldest son of the late John Murray of Roxboroughshire, Scotland, he was born in Dumfries Township on Aug. 5, 1838. He was in his 89th year. He was married to Catherine Johnston, daughter of the late Crastor Johnston in 1866. She predeceased him seventeen years ago. After their marriage, they farmed in Dumfries for five years, before returning to Puslinch when they purchased the Johnston homestead, where they have lived since. Mr. Murray was a successful farmer, honest, upright and honourable in all his dealings and generous toward whatever was for the welfare of the community. He was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church and an elder of Chalmers Church for over thirty years. Surviving are five daughters and four sons, Mrs. D. Ross of Winnipeg; Mrs. Alex Stewart of Clyde; Mrs. R. J. McFarlane of Puslinch; Mrs. John Rae of College Heights in Guelph; James of Vancouver; Findlay of Ladner, BC; George of Arkell; Robert on the homestead; one sister, Mrs. J. C. Smith of Belmont, MN; two brothers, James of Glenmorris; Robert of Galt; thirteen grandchildren and one great- grandchild. The funeral was held on Saturday at 2 from the residence of his son-in-law, R. J. McFarlane to Farnham Cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. P. Mathieson of Duff's Church, assisted by Rev. John Little of Rockwood. Pallbearers: two sons, Robert and George; four sons-in-law, Alex Stewart, R. J. McFarlane, J. A. McPherson and John Rae. -Information from Notes Relative to John Murray and Ann Finlayson by James Finlayson Murray: Son of John Murray (1812-May 20, 1880) of near Hawick, Roxburghshire and Ann Finlayson (1808-Aug. 3, 1893) of Lochcarron, Rosshire, Scotland, who were married in Lochcarron on June 8, 1837 and emigrated to North Dumfries Twp. in 1836. Eliza (nee Murray) MacPherson recorded that the voyage on the sailing ship to Quebec* took about three months. Children of John and Ann Murray: John of Puslinch; James, of lots 24 and 25, concession 7, North Dumfries Twp. , married Margaret Marshall; Duncan married Elizabeth Luxton; Margaret married George McCartney of Bright, ON; Robert of Glen Morris married Jane Dickie; and Eliza married John Smith, moved to Belmont, MN. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 2 Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 3 Page 29. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. John Murray, b.5 Aug 1838 Dumfries Tp., d. 6 Oct 1926 Puslinch, s/o John Murray b. Scotland and Ann Finlayson b. Scotland, buried Arkell

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Aug 1838 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Oct 1926 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth